What is “Good” Art?

[Martin Hash]

This preoccupation on Elites being the final say is definitely the biggest commonality between Commies & NeoCons.

The rejection of authority in favor of relativism and the elevation of subjective experience is the biggest commonality between you and Critical Theorists.

True. The only thing that separates us is our incompatible philosophies: equality vs liberty

[Martin Hash]

Am I an Elite?

[Smitty-48]

I tend to just focus on my own art, whether it be illustration, or writing, or even home decor

I'm not really snobby about it, I just know what I like

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

I try to be as much of a snob as possible.

Snobbery is just the word people with bad taste level at people with good taste.

[Martin Hash]

I try to be as much of a snob as possible.

Snobbery is just the word people with bad taste level at people with good taste.

Like “narcissist” is what people who haven’t done anything call people who have.

[Martin Hash]

I have no taste and no style... But my own.

[Smitty-48]

the only snobbery I encounter is about homes & decor

we're magazine ready up in here, stylish af

[SuburbanFarmer]

The thing that I notice most about those that appreciate ‘fine’ art or music is the depth of their understanding. And, of course, the pretense of rich asshats that want to imitate it.

To an ignorant layman, whatever ‘sounds good’ is the best music. To a musician, it’s more about the innovation or difficulty of the performance.

Same for paintings. Being a layman, I can certainly appreciate the technical skill of Rembrandt, but I need an expert or aficionado to point out what makes Van Gogh so interesting. (It’s actually pretty amazing once you understand it).

It’s not elitism or snobbery to have a deeper knowledge of the subject and attempt to share it. Even laughing at the morons from time to time, when they try to argue about what’s ‘good’. Just the nature of reality - perception and knowledge matter.

Re Shakespeare: sure it sounds dumb now, but iambic pentameter is pretty amazing. It’s like writing an entire movie into a song verse format.

[Haumana]

So it is subjective.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Probably. I wouldn’t measure the artistic value of music by the number of albums sold.